Welcome to the forest, where a fact-filled tour awaits. That is...until a frantic squirrel bursts onto your page searching for his misplaced nut. Help him find it in this hilarious picture book, perfect for fans of The Leaf Thief and The Interrupting Chicken.

Gray Squirrel has a problem. He can't find his nut, and he's desperate for help. So desperate that he's going to interrupt this autumnal tour of the forest, where cardinals eat berries that turn their feathers red, white-tailed deer lose their antlers, and wood frogs freeze... Yeah, all of that might be fascinating, but Squirrel needs his nut!

With a funny, exasperated hero like that of The Very Impatient Caterpillar, this meta picture book inspired by real squirrel behavior (caching!) delivers crowd-pleasing laughs as Gray Squirrel searches for his beloved nut and accidentally plants a tree. But this isn't the first lost nut, and it won't be the last...Hello, forest!

Hilarious speech-balloon dialogue makes this a dynamic and fun read-aloud--and the back of the book includes bonus educational material like additional forest facts, a food web diagram, and a bear safety song!

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Published: 10/21/2025
ISBN: 9780593897485
Pages: 40
Weight: 1.25lbs

Review Citations: Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 09/01/2025
School Library Journal 09/01/2025 pg. 74